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Local firm sponsors rohotics competition
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-~~Engineering students every
— where can participate in an ex
citing robotics design competi
ti“n to be held in Augusta, Geor
gia next year, thanks to the spon
sorship of this event by Thermo
—-Savannah River Ventures of
h‘Ajken. The sport-like competi
o ‘tion will be a part of the Seventh
3 prical Meeting on Robotics and
“Remote Systems, an internation
al technical conference also to be
o held in Augusta. It will be host
: ed by the Savannah River Chap
‘ter of the American Nuclear So
' ciety.
Thermo Savannah River Ven
; bures contributed $5,000 to the
, conference organizers in the lo-
Bcal chapter. The funds will be
5 used to cover the costs of holding
-the competition and to provide
© limited support to student teams
participating in the event.
Bt “Contributing to an activity like
this one is consistent with our
o company’s philosophy and objec
9tives,” said Nadia Butler, vice
Upresident of technology assess-
Alzheimer’s Association to
dedicate Day Center
d The Augusta Chapter of the
.Alzheimer’s Association has an
“nounced the organization will
1 hold a formal dedication ceremo
.ny for their Day Center facility,
jwhich will provide care for
Alzheimer’s patients at 1901
Central Avenue.
¢+, The project has been a joint
.venture with University Hospi
| tal Health Care Foundation. The
l?)ujlding was purchased by the
jC}lapter in 1993. Enlisting the
aid of architect John Sandeford
i 7and the support of many com-
Mmunity leaders, businesses and
(corporations — it has made a
transformation that will provide
|state-of-the art care for patients.
.. The design of the building is
“such that several activities may
occur at the same time. Spaces
have been designated for quiet
time, physical activities, games,
‘music, crafts and a garden area.
.Guidelines following the current
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“Contributing to an activity like this one is consistent
with our company'’s philosophy and objectives,”
said Nadia Butler, vice president of technoiogy
assessment and development for Thermo Savannah
River Ventures.
ment and development for
Thermo Savannah River Ven
tures. “Our business is to seek
out high potential technologies
and help bring them to the com
mercial market, soit’s important
to have new and emerging tech
nologies in the pipeline.”
The competition is scheduled
for April 30, 1997, at the Nation
al Science Center in Augusta.
The concept of the competition
was developed in cooperation
with co-organizers of the event,
including the University of South
Carolina, Clemson University,
Georgia Institute of Technology
and the University of Florida.
The competition will be a one
on-one ladder tournament in
which student-built robots com
pete on identical and adjacent
playing fields that share a com
research from the National
Alzheimer’s Association regari
ing care of Alzheimer’s patients
will be used. The Chapter strives
to provide an environment that
will maintain the patients’ self
esteem and encourage them to
work to their capacity for as long
as possible.
The Augusta Chapter is very
unique in its efforts to provide
direct care for Alzheimer’s pa
tients. Only a small percentage
of the over 200 chapters nation
wide assist families with care.
The service goal for the Augusta
group is to be abie to offer the
community the full realm of care.
This will begin with a support
group of early diagnosed
Alzheimer’s patients, which will
meet at Covenant Presbyterian
Church this fall. Then there will
be intermediate care at the Day
Center, and eventual referral to
University Hospital’s Westwood
mon goal. The objectiveis forthe
robots to autonomously locate
and retrieve various known ob
jects and deliver them to goals at
known locations within the play
ing field. In robotics, the word
“autonomous” means that the
robot is acting on built-in sen
sors as opposed to being con
trolled remotely by an operator.
Points will be accumulated
during the match according to a
published set of rules. The first
place winning team will receive
$2,000. Second place takes
SI,OOO, and third takes SSOO. In
addition, prizes of $250 will be
awarded for best technical ap
proach and best regisirations to
the conference.
Entrants must be graduate or
undergraduate students current
ly enrolled in an engineering or
Nursing facility which will pra
vide a specialized wing for
Alzheimer’s care scheduled to
open in 1997. This will make
Augusta the first city in Georgia
to offer total care. g
Augusta Chapter has provid
ed in-home respite care for
Alzheimer’s patients since 1987,
and began the Day Center ser
vice at Covenant Presbyterian
Church in 198%. Chapter staff
are trained to provide this spe
cialized care.
The facility at 1901 Central
Avenue will be dedicated Thurs
day, August 29 by donors, com
munity leaders and businesses
who have, through a labor of
love, made the facility a reality.
The Center will be open to the
public for tours on Friday, Au
gust 30 from 2 p.m. tol4 pan. -
Additional information ean be
obtained by calling the Chapter
office at 731-8060.
pre-engineering program. each
studernt team must be sponsored
by a faculty member.
The event was designed to be
educational as well as entertain
ing to students and spectators.
“This kind of activity encourages
students to be creative within
the fields of science and technol
ogy,” Butler added. “That’s im
portant because it fosters inno
vation and progress for our na
tion’s future.”
Thermo Savannah River Ven
tures is under contract to
Westinghouse Savannah River
Company at the U.S. Depart
ment of Energy’s Savannah Riv
er Site. It is a subsidiary of
Thermo Electron of Waltham,
Massachusetts, which ranks
number one among all Fortune
500 companies in earnings per
share growth over the past 10
years. Thermo Electron has a
oroven track of establishing new
technology-based ventures.
Students interested in enter
ing the competition should call
Mike Mets at (803) 725-4244.
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AUGUSTA FOCUS August 29, 1996
Food program to be
sponsored locally
AIKEN
The Children’s Center at the
University of South Carolina-
Aiken announces the sponsor
ship of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture Child and Adult Care
Food Program. Meals will be
available at no separate charge
to enrolled persons at the center
listed above and will be provided
without regard to race, color,
national origin, sex, religion, age
or handicap.
The Children’s Center at the
University of South Carolina-
Aiken provides programs in the
following areas: Kindergarten
AUGUSTA FOCUS is
a Walker Group
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for four- and five-year-old chil
dren, pre-school I for two-year
old children and pre-school II for
three-, four- and five-year-old
children. The goal of the Center
is to'provide a safe, nurturing
environment which supports
each child’s development to his/
her potential in all areas of
growth and development. The
program revolves around the
philosophy that children learn
best through active participation
with their environment. For
more information, call the USC-
A Children’s Center at (803) 641-
3352.
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